carolinamike Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I was wondering, who went to icast and what did you see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I went and saw alot of things. Anything in perticular you want to know. If I know I will pass it along. I did finally meet Kevin and Bob from Basstackle.com. Also met both of there fathers and realize now why they are such good people. New products area was a little same old same old. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull Baits Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 They sent me a invite for a free booth, but I was to busy to show up for a small show like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Frank, I mainly wanted to know what kind of new baits you saw and things like that, but I saw on another thread that you mentioned the plastic machine, please give us more information on this. I knew there was a midrange machine in development and heard a rumor that it was supposed to premier at the Icast, apparently you've seen it. Tell us more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Spike it came out with an injection machine that used a pellet form of plastic, that had color and glitter in it already to pour in the machine and be used. The machine had molds made by Basstackle that had a custom hinge and handles to open them up with. so if you were wondering why he had a new mold with hinges that is why. The bacis's on the machine is that it has a tower with guages and buttons in front. It was not on so what exactly they were is just a guess but temp and inject were two of them. Below there was an automatic clamp and injection port. It cycles about every two minutes but takes the plastic from a pellet form to an injected bait every two minutes. It was a single color unit but is capable of making baits like there popular spikadelic versions. I talked with them alot about this but it just did not cycle fast enough for me and what I need. We also talked about a bigger machine which is in the future for me for sure. My focus is more on that then anything else. Out of respect for the rules for Icast I did not take a picture of it. It really was an impressive unit and looks well made. Sitting down and talking to Don and Bruce I found out they have alot of products that are not on any site and are so busy it will be awhile before they get time to deal with adding them to the site. Actually Bruce did not sit to much he was talking to alot of people all the time. One part of the convarsation he asked how many baits I can produce by hand, with that said I think he was surprised at how many I do. That is when I realized they dont really know how we work( little home guys). Let me plug a few items that really stand out in my mind that I think will do well for them. One is a product called suspendasol, a product the will keep salt and glitter suspended for alot longer than the current plastisol. Two is they have a scent that is real close to a real popular bait.If you want to try it just call and ask for the smelly stuff from Icast. They did warn us about using it as it smells so bad they dont make it at there factory, they make it in the woods somewhere. One of my customers went with me and looked at me to see if I would add it to his baits, I responded not at my house. All in all it was a great show. Hope it will be on everybodys to do list in the future. One note I was not real impressed in the new products area not to many new looking baits there. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGary Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) Frank, Thanks for the info. Did Spikeit say when the suspendsol will hit the market? Or any other items they were going to go public with soon? Edited July 22, 2011 by MuskyGary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Frank, Thanks for the info. Did Spikeit say when the suspendsol will hit the market? Or any other items they were going to go public with soon? I am under the impression that they are out. Don said just call and ask them for it. Like I believe I said before those are just a few thing that stuck in my mind there were many more. I am sure in due time they will add them to the internet site but for now I guess it is word of mouth. Give Bruce a call. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted July 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Frank, sounds like you had a good time. Sounds like the machine is coming right along. I bet before it's over with you'll be surprised what production this thing will do. I know for a fact that they've put a lot into this thing as far as making it user friendly and safe. One thing I like about Bruce and Don is they are very helpful. Things that me and you call new, have been around for years, such as the suspendasol. And still I come up with crazy requests every once in a while, and Bruce always says "Oh yeah we've got that, why didn't you just ask?" As far as new baits go, what you're saying on that end is that the market is still wide open for the next big thing? Gary, suspendasol is available now and has been for years. That's what I like about these guys, there's products out there that's been available that other companies just didn't feel like there was a need to offer to the hand pour or hand injection folks, but it's going to take some time for some products. Remember it's got to go from industrial ready to hobbyist friendly. I bet you never knew there was so many different plastisols for so many different applications. The UV Glo and the other new products, it's just really nice to finally see the big boys take interest in the little guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Frank, sounds like you had a good time. Sounds like the machine is coming right along. I bet before it's over with you'll be surprised what production this thing will do. I know for a fact that they've put a lot into this thing as far as making it user friendly and safe. One thing I like about Bruce and Don is they are very helpful. Things that me and you call new, have been around for years, such as the suspendasol. And still I come up with crazy requests every once in a while, and Bruce always says "Oh yeah we've got that, why didn't you just ask?" As far as new baits go, what you're saying on that end is that the market is still wide open for the next big thing? Yes it is very wide open. Another bit of news. I talked with Larry Dahlberg, he mentioned that he and River2sea were going to have a new bait contest. This is what he told me as of last week, It will be for NEW baits and NEW ideas. Basically building a better mouse trap not for artwork, so the profesional artist wont matter. The winner will have there baits patended and produced by River2sea with very fair royaltys sent to them from River2sea. Now I know there will be alot of questions but I really dont know much else. One comment I made to Larry was a patent is no good if you cant defend it, he responded that would be taken care of too. So keep your ears open and you eyes on your computer screen. Dont know if I would ever get a chance to do this on my own but with there help at least I have a chance. More food for thought. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oksparks Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Frank, Thanks for the info. Did Spikeit say when the suspendsol will hit the market? Or any other items they were going to go public with soon? http://www.ispikeit.com/Store/p-364-suspendasol-4631-soft.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
